Have spoken to family down there, and all well. Shaken, not stirred.
No reports yet of major injuries or fatalities. Plenty of property damage.
Quake was 7.4 with a further aftershocks registering between 3.9 and 4.9. Located 30km west of Christcurch.

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There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing, as simply messing about in boats